Kabul: A man dressed in Afghan army uniform on Thursday shot dead two French soldiers in what appeared to be the latest attack by Afghan security forces on Nato troops.The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the soldier joined the army in order to carry out his attack in Kapisa province, which is in the volatile east of the country where many of the 3,700 French troops in Afghanistan are based.
The insurgent group, which has been waging a 10-year insurgency against US-led Nato and Afghan forces, also said they carried out a roadside bombing in the southern province of Helmand that killed 10 local police.
“An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against two International Security Assistance Forces service members in eastern Afghanistan, today, killing both service members,” an Isaf statement said.
The Taliban said three French soldiers were killed and several others wounded.
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